Marcel iron



Nov. 13, 1928.

D. J. MARTIN MARCEL IRON Filed March 28. 1928 INVENTOR I DelkericlIMartin ATTO R N EY TDEIILBFQRTQJ. lvrenrrn, or snonemnuro,CALIFORNIA.

MABCEL IRON.

Application ,filed March as, 1928. Serial No. 265,296

- This invention relates to hair curhng or marcelling irons, myprincipal objectbeing to provide an iron of this general character soconstructed that it will fiattenthe individual hairs with-which-it-comesin contact, provided of course that the instrument is properlymanipulated. The purpose of this is to enable the hair being treated tobe given the flat form in cross section which is common to all naturallycurly hair, as distinguished from the round form of non-curly hair. Bymeans of my improved iron, therefore, in connection with the use ofcertain chemicals,I may impart to previously straight hair an actuallypermanent wave, and this without the use of the expensive equipment nowbeing necessary, and without the iron having to remain engaged with thehair for a great length of time as is now common with the forming of thepresent so-called permanent waves.

At the same time my iron may be used for ordinary hair curling purposesjust as the ordinary hand curling iron is used.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensivedevice and yet one which will be exceedingly efiective for the purposefor which it is designed.

These objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relativearrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the followingspecification and claims.

In the drawings similar characters of ref erence indicate correspondingparts in the several views:

' Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved iron partly broken out.

Fig. 2 is a cross section of the cooperating jaws in a hair clampingposition.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on thedrawings, the iron comprises a pair of cooperating jaws A and B whichare pivoted together at one end as at 1 and provided with'operat-inghandles 2 arranged to be moved together as the aws approach each other.

The jaw A is the male element and consists of a relatively long rigidspindle 3 provided at the end adjacent the handle with an enlargedshoulder 4t andat its outer end with a short enlarged tip 5, which ispreferably cut on a taper toward its outer end and in the direction ofthe jaw B.

Turnably mounted on the spindle between the shoulder and tip and havinga neat runfit on the spindle is a sleeve formin f aroller.

'The jaw B is the femalefjaw element and comprises .a substantiallysemicircular trough 7, the'same length asthe A and adapted to receivethe latter therein with a slight clearance along the sides. The troughis provided with. a slot 8 in the bottom the same length and in the samerelative location as the roller .6, into which slot the upper peripheryof a roller 9 projects slightly, the roller being the same length as theroller 6. The roller 9 is turnably supported by lugs 10 depending fromthe aw, B at the ends of the roller. The pivotal connection 1 of thejaws is so disposed relative to the rollers that when the handles areclosed, the rollers will bear evenly against each other from end to end,so as to impart equal pressure to all hairs passing between the rollersat any point in the length thereof. v

In operation the jaws are spread andthe hair to be curled is disposed soit passes across 7 pull the hair. This operation gives the hairs theproperties necessary for sustaining a permanent curl or wave, and if thehair is treated Y at the same time with certain chemicals, such 3permanency will be assured.

From'the foregoing description it will be readlly seen that I haveproduced such a device as substantially fulfills the objects of theinvention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferredconstruction of the device, still in practice such deviations from suchdetail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit ofthe invention, as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my 1nvent1on what I claim as new and useful anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A hair curling iron including a pair of cooperating jaws betweenwhich the hair to be curled is passed, means for moving the aws,

into close relationship with each other, and

means provided with the jaws for clamping engagement with the individualhairs when pressure is exerted against the jaws to tightly close thesame.

.11 i.|..-.\a 5-,. 5m u l 1&1, 3.? slim 2. A ha1r curling iron lncludlnga pan of cooperating jaws between which the hair to be curled is passed,means for moving the jaws into close relationship w'vitli each other,and longitudinally extending rollers mounted in" eanaeatiah 'w'rzit h"the jaws and" between vvhichthe hair passes; the rollersmovin'g intovvheii tlr'fe jatvs are 3". A hair curIing'ii'n' includi g a pair ofcooperating awvs' between'which" the hair to be curled 1s passed, meansfor moving the v I roller and a roller mounted below the trough andprojecting throughout its length into the :trough'throug'h slot providedin the bottom thereof; said rollers being parallel to and adjwgthrv itestimony'whe'reof I am m signamre:

DELBERT ARTIN?

